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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · 7d

Forgot to include the two Curlew Sandpipers at Kilnsea at lunchtime

Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · 7d

Good day at Spurn & The Outstrays NR with 70 species inc Garganey (year tick), Wheatear, Water Rail, Tree Sparrow & Arctic Skua (Spurn/Kilnsea). 11 (!!) Glossy Ibis, Kingfisher, 2 SEOs, Peregrine, Marsh Harrier, Sprawk, 3 Buzzards & Kestrel at The Outstrays.

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · 8d

Feel free to Daryll

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · 8d

Transitioned today from Bempton to Spurn with a stop at the excellent @tophilllow.bsky.social on the way down. Nothing rare, but some nice birds - Marsh Harrier, Pintail, Curlew, Snipe, Great White Egret, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard with calling Tawny Owl, Water Rail & Cettis

Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks. Was a great morning

Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · 9d

Stopped off at Filey Dams NR for a first ever visit on the way back to the Airbnb. What a great little reserve. A single Ruff, 2 Little Ringed Plovers & a Dunlin, the highlights

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · 9d

Good numbers of birds on the @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social trip too with plenty of auks, gannets, gulls, 120 Pink Footed Geese overhead & a surprise Redpoll flew over the boat.

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · 9d

Great to join Richard Baines from @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social & boat skipper Swan Baxter today for their final Seabird & Whale trip of the season. Finally broke my Minke Whale duck with 7 feeding offshore just off Whitby, providing some great photo opportunities. Seven porpoises too

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · 11d

First day of my Yorkshire week got off to a great start. Arctic Skua, Little Gull & Whinchat were all year-ticks. 2026 global total now 501. Goldcrests were seemingly everywhere & finished the day with this cracking Short Eared Owl. Wheatear too.

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · May 24

Birded Cambridgeshire (Fen Drayton, Ouse Fen), Norfolk (Welney) & Lincs (Deeping St James) today. Impressive total of 86 sp. Highlights: Turtle Dove, Bewick & Whooper Swan, Bittern, Crane, Cuckoo, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail, Tree Sparrow, Avocet, GWEs, LRPs

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · May 2

Ahead of the long drive home, I had an easy day birding today around the Aviemore area. Star bird of the day was this stunning male Pied Flycatcher just back on territory. Elsewhere another four Ospreys & some flyover Crossbills.

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · May 1

The light in Brora this afternoon was superb. I love how photogenic Eider Duck are, even the female

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · May 1

Visited Loch Fleet, a new birding area today (thanks to Gordon Hamlett’s Birding in the Highlands book). Some great birding with Purple Sandpiper, Hooded Crow, Grasshopper Warbler, Whimbrel, Greenshank, Cuckoo, Wheatear, Ringed Plover, Dunlin & Long Tailed Duck being the main highlights

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · Apr 30

On my guide’s recommendation, I visited Lochan Mor. Despite the presence of noisy wild campers with an open fire on the shore (is this allowed?), I did eventually see a single swimming Beaver, my first in the UK. The Goldeneye were a bit closer!

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · Apr 30

So at last year’s Global BirdFair, I won the @speyside-wildlife.bsky.social prize draw. Today was my prize, a guided day trip. Saw & heard some super birds including Crested Tit, Crossbill, Black Throated Diver, Osprey, Red Grouse, Wheatear & Golden Plover

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · Apr 30

Spent the evening at the excellent @speyside-wildlife.bsky.social mammal hide watching Pine Marten, Badgers & Wood Mouse to a backdrop of callingTawny & Barn Owls

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · Apr 30

Yesterday was a day for pottering around locally but still found some good birds. Heard Crested Tit, Redstart & Tree Pipit at Loch Mallachie. Ring Ouzel at the top of Cairngorm & another Golden Eagle, Osprey & Redpoll at a new raptor view point for me.

Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · Apr 28

Spent the afternoon visiting the valleys south of Inverness. Three Golden Eagles gave great views in the Findhorn Vslley whilst Slavonian Grebe & Osprey seen at a nearby loch

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · Apr 28

Spent the morning on Black Isle doing the Eco Ventures boat trip. Didn’t need to go far before we found a couple of Bottlenose Dolphins. The seabird colony was impressive. Great views of Shags & Guillemots including a single Black Guillemot.

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · Apr 27

Finished the day with some distant Black Grouse from the car at a withheld location

Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · Apr 27

Spent an entertaining hour at Loch Spynie. Goosander, Marsh Harrier & Little Grebe from the new hide. Red Squirrel, Tree Sparrow, Yellowhammer & Treecreeper around the feeders. Earlier at Lochindorb year-ticked Red Grouse. Wheatear & RB Merganser present too

Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · Apr 27

Today was spent birding along the Moray Firth coastline. Sadly the White-Billed Divers weren’t playing ball, but lots of year-ticks Inc Black Guillemot, Long Tailed Duck, Red Throated Diver, Guillemot, Razorbill. Three Great Northern Divers too

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Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · Apr 27

Today was spent birding along the Moray Firth coastline. Sadly the White-Billed Divers weren’t playing ball, but lots of year-ticks Inc Black Guillemot, Long Tailed Duck, Red Throated Diver, Guillemot, Razorbill. Three Great Northern Divers too

Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · Apr 26

Travelling day to my base in Boat of Garten. Birding was decent too with Osprey, Dipper, Common Sandpiper, Tree Pipit, Redpoll, Siskin, Willow Warblers seemingly in every tree & a fly through Sparrowhawk.

Sean Moore @seaninpinner.bsky.social · Apr 26

Kicked off my Scotland trip yesterday with my customary visit to RSPB Loch Leven. Geese were the order of the day with Pink Foot, Barnacle & Greylag who seem to have had a good breeding season. Lapwings weren’t too keen though. Pair of Great White Egret & 3 Curlew too

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